UCLA alumnus Brent Bushnell co-founded Two Bit Circus, a tech company that creates interactive technology entertainment. The company seeks to inspire and use technology in a positive way that brings people closer together. Read more...
Photo: (Rachel Scott/Daily Bruin)
Students interested in developing a new business or understanding entrepreneurial ideas can take a new undergraduate minor in entrepreneurship starting this quarter. The College of Letters and Science and the Anderson School of Management, which are jointly offering the minor, are accepting applications for the minor on a rolling basis. Read more...
In the 95-year existence of UCLA’s undergraduate student government, just six presidents have stepped down or been ousted from their seats. Undergraduate Students Association Council presidents have resigned for personal reasons, been caught in campaign violation controversies or been drafted into the military, according to Steven Halpern in “A View from Kerckhoff: A History of Student Life at UCLA,” a document about the Associated Students UCLA and the undergraduate student government. Read more...
As undocumented individuals sign up for driver’s licenses under a new law, some immigration rights advocates at UCLA say this is merely a first step toward more rights for undocumented individuals. Read more...
Photo: Department of Motor Vehicles buildings across the state saw thousands of undocumented individuals signing up for driver’s licenses. (Austin Yu/Daily Bruin senior staff)
The University of California recently expressed support for President Barack Obama’s college ratings system, but took issue with some of the criteria used to rate institutions, including one that would measure income after graduation. Read more...
Gov. Jerry Brown appointed his legislative affairs secretary to the University of California Board of Regents Friday. Gareth Elliott has served as Brown’s legislative affairs secretary since 2011. Read more...
Friends and family of a UCLA alumnus are raising money to cover his medical expenses after a man stabbed him on the walk home to his L.A. Read more...
Photo: John DeMartini, who was attacked on the walk to his L.A. apartment on Dec. 24, takes a picture in his hospital room in the Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center. (Courtesy of Linda DeMartini)
